Retrogaming made in France

Retrogaming Made in France

A look back at ten important French titles, and cult hits, in the history of videogaming.  

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French Videogame Classics

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Earthling children clamoured to play the French game hit of 1988: Captain Blood was an unusual explorer that let you communicate with aliens.

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Captain Blood (1988)

Future Wars takes us through a rift in space in 1989, a time when a handful of fans became fascinated with the possibilities of the latest Atari and Amiga computers.   

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Future Wars (1989)

Eric Chahi made Another World shut up in his teenage bedroom in the very early 1990s. The result was an instant classic that revolutionised video gaming.

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Another World (1991)

Frédéric Raynal discovered Zombies from his dad’s video club in South-West France which inspired him to create ‘Alone in the Dark’. The game amazed players with its unusual looking monsters and eerie feel.

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Alone in the Dark (1992)

Philippe Ulrich created Dune after the famous Frank Herbert novel further popularised by David Lynch’s 1984 film. The result was a genre-breaking video game with real actors that reached new heights of sophistication.

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Dune

Sébastien Siraudeau was still an intern when he worked on Versailles 1685, a meticulously developed game that reassured parents that their children were learning something about history.

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Versailles 1685 (1996)

Majid Taïbi learned imaging on Minitel forums. Self-taught and obsessed with film, he launched into developing ‘Megarace’, a futuristic racing game which featured full-motion video.

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Megarace (1993)

Atlantis, created in 1997, transported players to an alternative mythological reality complete with a lavish musical score made possible by the latest technology: the CD-ROM.

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Atlantis

Frédéric Motte has been an advocate for heavy metal in video games for 30 years. In 1997 he developed Nightmare Creatures, a film of satanic monsters in a dark 19th century London, complete with heavy metal music.

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Nightmare Creatures (1997)

Benoit Sokal was already well known for his comics before he decided to turn to video game development. Syberia, released in 2002, was a saga that allowed the player to travel far into the East.  

Retrogaming Made in France

French Videogame Classics

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Captain Blood (1988)

Captain Blood (1988)

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Future Wars (1989)

Future Wars (1989)

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Another World (1991)

Another World (1991)

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Alone in the Dark (1992)

Alone in the Dark (1992)

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Dune

Dune

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Versailles 1685 (1996)

Versailles 1685 (1996)

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Megarace (1993)

Megarace (1993)

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Atlantis

Atlantis

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Nightmare Creatures (1997)

Nightmare Creatures (1997)

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Syberia

Syberia

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